By Kirstyn Brendlen STAFF WRITER We stood next to a line of old Israeli tanks in the Golan Heights – lined up along the Syrian border in a false show of force, creating the illusion of troops ready to go. I was reminded of how desensitized Americans are to militarism. A few of my friends […]

By Nailah Andre and Mack Caldwell STAFF WRITER AND FEATURES EDITOR *Certain names have been changed in regard to the interviewee’s safety. There is a popular saying in black feminist circles: “All the women are white and all the blacks are men.” In this case it’s closer to “all the gays are white.” It refers […]

By Helen Porskova SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Veronica Toone, a host at High Hopes, faced me with an easy grin in the very same backyard where people gather in between sets every Sunday night, chattering amongst themselves with instruments and props in tow. “Bring your souls, bring your hearts,” Toone said at the end of […]

By Kirstyn Brendlen STAFF WRITER Gate 38 to Tel Aviv at Newark Liberty Airport has a particleboard wall around it. It’s the first time I’ve ever flown by myself, and I’m standing on the wrong side of the wall. A taped-up paper sign instructs me to go around, where I have to show my boarding […]

By Angelica Beneke SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE This week’s chosen Hofstra meme is what I’ll call, “The Fire Drill Meme.” The original poster (who I will call OP from here on out) posted a picture of a page from a novel. It is the first page of the first chapter and the chapter begins with, […]

By Robert Kinnaird Special to the Chronicle Nicholas Locke posted this provocative image on the Facebook page “Hofstra Students for Memeingful Discussion,” and it instantly struck a chord with me. First, we must observe the outrageousness of the source material: a man swinging a deer in circular motions. It appears to be a third step […]

By Emily Barnes ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR “I will be the first African American woman to win an Oscar for directing,” Raven Cordice vehemently stated without any room for hesitation. “I would like to create work that really makes you think.” As the president of Hofstra’s NAACP Chapter and now Film Forward, Cordice, a senior television […]

By Sarah Hanlon SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE For most college students, if given the choice between dressing on-trend for class or getting an extra fifteen minutes of sleep in the morning, sleep will most likely win the daily battle. On days when you’ve got lectures, club meetings, papers due and naps to enjoy, fashion is […]

By James Yeary special to the chronicle The fall 2017 semester has seen a wave of new on-campus dining options; the Netherlands Core is now home to a Boar’s Head Deli and a diner-style menu at the Oak Street Café, an Au Bon Pain has appeared across from the library elevators and Hofstra U.S.A. is […]

By Gregory Lofaro SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE You’ve heard it time and time again – it’s the beginning of an era, the start of the rest of your lives, the next chapter and the list of metaphors goes on. While these all sound hopeful and wondrous, maybe instead of old adages, someone could offer some […]